---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires DLPS to incorporate implicit bias in cultural diversity training materials for law enforcement officers; makes mandatory cultural diversity and implicit bias training for law enforcement officers."
description: "Requires DLPS to incorporate implicit bias in cultural diversity training materials for law enforcement officers; makes mandatory cultural diversity and implicit bias training for law enforcement officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 3641"
citation: "New Jersey A 3641 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["POLICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greenstein, Linda R.", "Murphy, Carol A.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Timberlake, Britnee N.", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bc3014e-0f5c-458e-969d-bc444b34cf07"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "c91c6295b0f9cb49fdc0b8f590a171ad7fa837a7bd2778329d15966dfb7d9230"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 3641 (219) — Requires DLPS to incorporate implicit bias in cultural diversity training materials for law enforcement officers; makes mandatory cultural diversity and implicit bias training for law enforcement officers.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3641_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Timberlake, Britnee N. — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Carter, Linda S. — cosponsor (person)
- Holley, Jamel C. — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
- McKnight, Angela V. — cosponsor (person)
- Quijano, Annette — cosponsor (person)
- Ruiz, M. Teresa — cosponsor (person)
- Sumter, Shavonda E. — cosponsor (person)
- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
- Verrelli, Anthony S. — cosponsor (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Community Development and Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (76-0-2) `passage`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Law and Public Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2689
- **2020-07-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0) `passage`
- **2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.68. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bc3014e-0f5c-458e-969d-bc444b34cf07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).